Carol [Goodreads Addict]'s Reviews > Bearly Married

RATING 4.5 STARS

Bearly Married is book #0.5 in the Shift series by Zoe Ashwood. This is my very first book by Zoe.

Alexandre Thibault is a bear shifter. He has been forced to become alpha of his clan after the disappearance of his sister and the inability of his father to take care of things. But his job is full of challenges with disappearing finances and so much that needs doing. His cousin is challenging him for leadership so Alexandre needs to find a wife to strengthen his position and she needs to be a pureblood shifter. This doesn’t leave him many choices. He’s down to his last possibility which is how he came to be on Christine’s family’s doorstep.



Christine Bergeron is also a bear shifter. After growing up under the controlling thumb of her father, she needs to get away. If the only way to do that is through an arranged marriage, she’ll risk it. When she met Alexandre, though, her hopes blossomed. He was not only handsome, he seemed like a good man. Not to mention that he seemed as attracted to her as she was to him.



As Christine transitions to life in Alexandre’s clan, their relationship strengthens. But, she is also trying to find her place here, to finally spread the wings that her father kept restrained. Being the clan’s alpha’s wife, though, can also be dangerous. Not everyone is happy with Alexandre’s position and will do whatever it takes to achieve their own goals.



This was a great introduction to this series! The writing pulled me in. The author quickly made me care for these two characters. It was surprisingly suspenseful as well, something I didn’t expect. I enjoyed this very much and look forward to checking out more of this series.

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